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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0UN97ZZRelease Uterus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedureFemale only

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0UN97ZZ

0UN97ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the uterus using a via natural or artificial opening approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.

In plain terms, this corresponds to division of endometrial synechiae, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (68.21).

For a different body part, codes include 0UN57ZZ (right fallopian tube), 0UN67ZZ (left fallopian tube), 0UN77ZZ (bilateral fallopian tubes), 0UNC7ZZ (cervix), 0UNF7ZZ (cul-de-sac), 0UNG7ZZ (vagina) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0UN90ZZ (open), 0UN93ZZ (percutaneous), 0UN94ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0UN98ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 744 (D&C, Conization, Laparoscopy and Tubal Interruption with CC/MCC) and DRG 745 (D&C, Conization, Laparoscopy and Tubal Interruption without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “D&C, Conization, Laparoscopy and Tubal Interruption”.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
UFemale Reproductive System
3. Operation
NRelease

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

4. Body Part
9Uterus

Includes: Fundus uteri; Myometrium; Perimetrium; Uterine cornu

5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 13 · Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System · D&C, Conization, Laparoscopy and Tubal Interruption

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 68.21Division of endometrial synechiaeapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0UN97ZZ

Is 0UN97ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0UN97ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0UN97ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0UN97ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0UN97ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0UN97ZZ can group to MS-DRG 744 and MS-DRG 745.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0UN97ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0UN97ZZ to ICD-9-CM 68.21 (Division of endometrial synechiae).